Police: Man Accused Of Abducting 31-Year-Old Delaware County Woman Arrested In North Carolina

CHESTER, Pa. (CBS) – The person accused of abducting a lady from Delaware County is beneath arrest. The lady was discovered unhurt in North Carolina. CBS3 was advised she has been in touch along with her household and they’re now making an attempt to determine easy methods to get her dwelling.

Police say they obtained a tip that 31-year-old Shameka Thompson and 26-year-old Dehmier Harmon had been on their strategy to North Carolina. They had been discovered Saturday morning in Fayetteville shortly earlier than 2 a.m., which is over 400 miles away from Chester.

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“As soon as we obtained the outline of the tag, we began to get hit affirmation about the place the automobile was going and that’s how we put two and two collectively,” Steven Gretsky, the Chester police commissioner, stated. “It was joint effort, it was the neighborhood and the police division.”

Police say Thompson was taken by Harmon from West twenty first Road in Chester on Friday afternoon. Police say they’re boyfriend and girlfriend, however the concern was that Harmon is the suspect in a homicide that occurred earlier within the week. It’s believed the kidnapping was linked to that murder.

The Chester Police Division has an lively arrest warrant for Harmon for the homicide of Leon Culbreath, which occurred on Aug. 3, 2022 within the space of the 2100 block of Edgmont Avenue.

Investigators say Harmon kidnapped his girlfriend believing she advised police in regards to the homicide, though police say she was not the one who alerted authorities.

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Harmon may have an extradition listening to on Monday, police say. He was taken into custody with out incident.

Thompson’s household says they’re nonetheless processing what occurred, grateful their beloved one is OK. 

“I’m going to only hug my cousin, simply hug her,” Thompson’s cousin stated. 

“I’m simply completely satisfied my cousin was discovered,” the cousin added.

Police credit score the mix of old school good detective work together with assist from county and state police, the FBI and the general public for the fast catch on this case

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Alicia Roberts and Howard Monroe contributed to this reporting.